The annual salary statistics of sewing machine operators in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of sewing machine operators in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $23,560 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,640 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,640 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $33,530 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $39,710 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for sewing machine operators in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $39,710. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,560.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of sewing machine operators from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $28,640 | -0.31% | 15.40% |
| 2016 | $28,730 | 1.22% | - |
| 2015 | $28,380 | 0.46% | - |
| 2014 | $28,250 | 8.11% | - |
| 2013 | $25,960 | 6.66% | - |
| 2012 | $24,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,640 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for sewing machine operators in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of sewing machine operators in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 24.9 percent (24.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 3.9 percent (3.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area.